How To Install python3-idle on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-idle on CentOS 8.
What is python3-idle
IDLE is Python’s Integrated Development and Learning Environment. IDLE has the following features interpreter) with colorizing of code input, output, and error messages; multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colorizing, smart indent, call tips, auto completion, and other features; search within any window, replace within editor windows, and search through multiple files (grep); debugger with persistent breakpoints, stepping, and viewing of global and local namespaces; configuration, browsers, and other dialogs. IDLE is Python’s Integrated Development and Learning Environment. IDLE has the following features interpreter) with colorizing of code input, output, and error messages; multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colorizing, smart indent, call tips, auto completion, and other features; search within any window, replace within editor windows, and search through multiple files (grep); debugger with persistent breakpoints, stepping, and viewing of global and local namespaces; configuration, browsers, and other dialogs.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-idle on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-idle.
Install python3-idle on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python3-idle using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-idle
Install python3-idle on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python3-idle using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-idle
How To Uninstall python3-idle on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the python3-idle package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-idle
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-idle on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.